What color is #508080?

#508080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508080?

The RGB value is 80, 128, 128: 80 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508080?

The complementary color is #805050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508080 color

#508080 rgb(80, 128, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #508080 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (80, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#508080 color codes

HEX	`#508080`
RGB	`rgb(80, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, -16.2, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 17, 197.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.922, 18.701, 23.241)`
Decimal	`5275776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508080, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #508080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #508080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508080; }
.text { color: #508080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508080, #506880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #508080?: #508080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508080?: The RGB value is 80, 128, 128: 80 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508080?: The complementary color is #805050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.